Will Dems making gains in many state governments, now is a good time to remind you that *state governments can do a lot*. States can take action on climate change, abortion access, healthcare, and many more important issues, and the actions state governments take matters *a lot*.

The reason abortion is near inaccessible in much of the country, even with Roe v Wade still legal, is *GOP state governments*. Push your state to strengthen abortion access in case Roe v Wade gets overturned.

Obamacare was inspired by, ahem, Romneycare, Massachusetts’s statewide healthcare plan. Show America what single-payer can look like by pushing your state to adopt it.

And after Trump pulled out of the Paris Agreement, a number of US governors formed the US Climate Alliance to push back. Is your governor one of them? Can you pressure your new governor to become one? usclimatealliance.org

Democrats have been ignoring state governments for far too long, allowing Republicans to wreak havoc across the country. Last night’s state level gains are huge, let’s not squander them.

It is possible for anyone, of any gender, to benefit from male privilege at some point in time provided that some aspect of their being gets attributed added value because someone perceived it as being masculine or male.

For example: if a cisgender woman named Robin Smith applies for a job and gets hired based on her resume in part because the person reading her resume she was a man, and their biases ticked up Robin's level of qualification as a result, *she is benefiting from male privilege.*

Likewise a butch cis woman who gets read as male while walking home at night might benefit from the male privilege of not getting harassed while walking down the street.

I sorta hate that we use the word “normal” to reassure people about their desires and kinks and sexual behavior because it implies that a behavior’s pathology is determined by its frequency within society

Like, you might be the only person with your one particular kink, making it decidedly *not* normal, but that doesn’t mean you should be ashamed or feel insecure or bad about it.

Your sexuality doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s, it just has to prioritize consent from all parties involved.

As I replied to @EricHolthaus- I'm aware of and inspired by @givingwhatwecan & @GiveWell work on global health/poverty; I personally want to support climate mitigation. I realize there's no one right answer, depends on theory of change etc; curious to hear different perspectives.

Esp. in climate arena where impact could be on different possible levels (eg X tons avoided from cookstoves vs Y tons #fossil CO2 kept in the ground vs systemic political or economic change)- curious to hear diverse range of theory of change or evidence of effectiveness.

Just returned from Bangkok, where nations made little progress towards finalising the Paris agreement on climate change that aims to limit global temperature rises over the next 80 years.

It was my first @UN#climate change rodeo and there were a few things I wasn't aware of

Under Paris, countries agreed to a fairly detailed set of promises to keep global temperature rises under 2C by 2100.

It was the first time all nations - both developed and developing economies - signed up to the same set of climate rules. But they weren't binding

Parties gave themselves in effect 3 years to come up with a text agreed by everyone, ratified, and translated into national law on a state-by-state basis. The idea is the accord isn't legally binding, but the rulebook it provides could be on a national level

Of course Republicans hate the Constitution. It, theoretically, when not in the hands of *turns projector on* "activist judges," condemns all the election hacking they do. It's just wrapping paper for their shite, they don't care about the actual principles therein.

It's a document in dire need of an update, but they're tipping their hand when they assume the old anti-tyranny stuff is about them--because it *IS.*

2. To ensure that this new clean energy replaces fossil fuels and contributes to #climate mitigation goals, NJ's new laws also make payments to ensure the continued operation of 3 South Jersey nuclear reactors that currently supply 31% of the state's electricity consumption.

2. Cont.: That measure is essential and ensures that nearly all of the new clean energy growth over the next 12 years builds on top of the fossil-free foundation provided by the state's existing nuclear plants.

He was not just a genius; he was a fighter who never surrendered, who always resisted in spite of the odds, who inspired countless people everywhere.nydailynews.com/news/world/ste…

Stephen Hawking was also outspoken politically. He warned against capitalism, and said "machine-produced wealth [should be] shared, or most people can end up miserably poor if the machine-owners successfully lobby against wealth redistribution." huffingtonpost.com/entry/stephen-…

Stephen Hawking warned we must take action on climate change immediately: "We are close to the tipping point where global warming becomes irreversible... Climate change is one of the great dangers we face, and it's one we can prevent if we act now."qz.com/1020528/stephe…